The August SMR (Security Maintenance Release) for the Galaxy Note 10 series is currently rolling out to users in Switzerland. The update comes with firmware version N97*FXXU8HVGA and brings the usual system stability improvements. There aren’t any new features or user-facing changes in tow. However, the latest security patch has plenty to talk about when it comes to vulnerability fixes. Starting with Android OS vulnerabilities, the August SMR patches more than three dozen of those....

According to Attorney General Ken Paxton, Google has reportedly collected data from “millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so.” Also, millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, are collected by Google through Photos, Google Assistant, and Nest Hub Max. “Google’s indiscriminate collection of the personal information of Texans, including very sensitive information like biometric identifiers, will not be tolerated,” Attorney General Paxton noted in Thursday’s statement....

The legal dispute began in January 2020, when Sonos filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court. Google sued for infringing on five of the Sonos patents related to speaker technology. Also, In the lawsuit, Sonos claimed Google stole and used technology provided to it as part of the partnership. Depending on the outcome of the case, the ITC may decide to ban several Google products. The restriction may apply to smart speakers, Chromecasts, and potentially Google’s Pixel smartphones....

If you have already searched for a TV show on Google, you could see a Watch Show section on the right side of the search results. That allows you to stream the show on different streaming services like Hulu or Disney+. This is a straightforward, hassle-free way of directing users to watch a show. Google now wants to apply the same strategy to video games. Of course, searching for a game on mobile and desktop devices could lead to showing different streaming services....

The Pixel Watch pricing just surfaced, revealing that the watch won’t be cheap The Pixel Watch pricing just surfaced, revealing that the watch won’t be cheap First and foremost, it’s worth noting that the watch is coming in both Wi-Fi only and LTE models. That’s something Google announced at Google I/O back in May. Now, based on the info from “a source familiar with the matter”, the LTE variant of the watch will cost $399....